UNSPSC 45131600: Moving picture media

UNSPSC 45131600 Moving picture media is a Class code encompassing film licenses and related media products procured by state and local governments for public programming and facility operations. Recent solicitations show divergent use cases: the City of Dallas is licensing commercial films for screening at municipal aquatic centers during summer and fall programming, while a Sourcewell cooperative procurement on behalf of multiple Washington counties tagged this code to a law enforcement equipment solicitation—a mismatch that suggests category misclassification in that particular notice. The primary work actually being bought under the code appears to be media licensing for public events and recreation programs rather than equipment procurement. Issuing bodies include municipal recreation and parks departments (notably Dallas), county governments participating in cooperative purchasing vehicles, and special-purpose public agencies accessing Sourcewell's contracting framework.

Activity is concentrated in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. The City of Dallas issued an IFB (Solicitation IFSPKRB1800456) for nine film licenses to support aquatic center programming through October 2026, with bids due April 30, 2026—a short-window procurement typical of seasonal recreation scheduling. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on behalf of participating counties including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima, though that solicitation's law enforcement equipment scope appears misaligned with the moving picture media code. The Dallas opportunity specifies new, unopened films with no substitutes, FOB delivery to a single northeast Dallas address, and lowest-responsive-and-responsible award; no set-asides or incumbent vendors were identified. Responsive vendors must complete the City's Conflict of Interest Questionnaire within seven business days of notice and comply with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 176.